WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the Un  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republicans thought the Senate map was their friend. It isn't anymore. [Washington Post Opinion] In case you missed it, a new opinion piece in the Washington Post is highlighting how "strong Democratic recruitment" and "Trump's extreme unpopularity" have bolstered Senate Democrats' efforts to retake the Senate, helping Democratic candidates "lead or statistically tie [their oppo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Commemorates "World Refugee Day" and Reasserts Support for Refugees Worldwide U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining a Senate Resolution that reaffirms U.S. commitments to protect and assist millions of refugees and displaced persons globally. The World Refugee Day Resolution honors World Refugee Day and highlights ongoing global refugee and displacement crises. "World Refugee Day," annua  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Governor of Guam Highlight Cybersecurity Attacks on National Security Installations in Guam Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR) and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with territory officials on the increasing nature of cybersecurity attacks on national security installations in Guam. In a hearing of  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Latest Offshore Wind Lease Buy-Backs Threaten Affordable Energy, Wildlife Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior's latest settlement with the developer Invenergy to buy back four offshore wind leases located in the New York Bight, off the Central Coast of California, and in the Gulf of Maine further damage progress toward clean and afford  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Commends Senate Partners for Introducing Bill to Designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status Following House Passage Senate Bill Follows Successful House Passage of Pressley's Discharge Petition to Extend TPS for Haitians -  Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) commended Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck S  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Bennet Lead Colleagues in Urging CMS to Adjust Rural Health Transformation Program Implementation * Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet (D-CO) led a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz urging the agency to make adjustments to support the successful implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)  more